Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and violinist Stuff Smith, recorded in 1957 and released on the Verve label.[1]

Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith
Studio album by Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith
Released	1957
Recorded	April 17, 1957 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:11
Label	Verve MGV 8214
Producer	Norman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Birks' Works (1957) Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith (1957) Sittin' In (1957)

Reception

The AllMusic review awarded the album 4.5 stars.[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]

Track listing

1. "Rio Pakistan" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 11:31
2. "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg, Billy Rose) - 8:28
3. "Purple Sounds" (Gillespie, Stuff Smith) - 10:08
4. "Russian Lullaby" (Irving Berlin) - 7:57
5. "Oh, Lady Be Good!" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:11

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
• Stuff Smith - violin
• Wynton Kelly - piano
• Paul West - bass
• J. C. Heard - drums
• The Gordon Family: George Gordon, George Gordon Jr., Richard Gordon, Honey Gordon - vocal group (track 5)

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